Britney Spears was slapped by NBA star Victor Wembanyama‘s security guard about three days ago in a restaurant. Now the aftermath of the incident has two very distinctive stories.
While Victor and his team claim Britney attacked him by grabbing him from behind, which caused the security to react with the slap, Britney claims she just simply tapped Victor in the back in an attempt to congratulate him on his recent success but didn’t get the chance to do that because she was slapped in the face.
Details via TMZ;
Britney Spears says NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama is simply wrong when he says she “grabbed” him from behind … she insists it was simply a friendly tap.
Britney is responding to the story TMZ broke early Thursday … that the head of Victor’s security backhanded her in the face outside Catch restaurant in Vegas. The account she just posted on social media aligns with what she told the police.
Britney says, “I recognized an athlete in my hotel lobby as I was heading to dinner. I later went to a restaurant at a different hotel and saw him again.” That hotel is Aria.
She goes on to describe the encounter … “I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success. It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.”
Now the dispute … “I am aware the players statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped him on the shoulder.”
As for the slap, she says “His security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of the crowd. Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses off my face.”
Britney adds she herself was “swarmed” by around 20 fans on her way into Aria, noting, “My security team didn’t hit any of them.”
As we reported, Victor spoke with reporters — including KENS 5 reporter Nate Ryan — after practice Thursday to detail his side of how things went down.
Britney says, ““I also don’t appreciate nor do I thin this is a laughing matter. Watching the player smile and laugh was cruel and demoralizing with the situation that took place. I am 5’3 and he’s 7’4…”
Sources close to Britney tell us she hasn’t yet heard from Victor’s team and she’s pissed about it … thinking someone would’ve at least reached out to apologize.
TMZ spoke to an eyewitness who says he not only saw the head of security slap Britney, he heard the impact. He also says Britney was furious, screaming “This is f****** America.”
As we reported, Metro PD has launched a criminal investigation and interviewed Britney this morning at her hotel. We’re told the case will “likely” be referred to the D.A. for review.
Reacting to a tap or grab with a slap is uncalled for, especially when the culprit is a celebrity colleague and even more famous than Victor Wembanyama.
Victor’s security won’t be charged.
Britney Spears “accidentally hit herself in the face” during an incident with the bodyguard of NBA star Victor Wembanyama, Las Vegas police have confirmed.
A new statement from the cops said she “pushes her hand off of the player without looking which causes Britney’s hand to hit herself in the face”.
The pop star was trying to get Victor’s attention at celebrity hotspot Catch inside the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas. Britney claimed she “tapped him on his back, right shoulder”, and the security then allegedly “backhanded her,” according to TMZ.
Addressing the security footage, police said: “Detectives were able to review the surveillance footage of the event which showed Britney going to tap the Spurs player on the shoulder.
“When she touched the player [the bodyguard] pushes her hand off the player without looking which causes Britney’s hand to hit herself in the face.
This was much ado about nothing.